**Fruits and Vegetables (especially the skins!)
**Whole Grains
**Beans/Legumes
**Bran Cereals
100
What are the three types of fatty acids?
Saturated, Polyunsaturated, Monounsaturated
100
What are the two types of breads?
Quick Breads & Yeast Breads
200
Carbohydrates provide how many calories per gram?
4
200
What is the type of sugar that is found in fruit?
Fructose
200
True/False: You can get fiber from animals.
False
200
Which of the fatty acids are the best? Why are they the best?
Monounsaturated. Because it raises HDL's and lowers LDL's
200
Of the 6 types of rice, name 3.
Conventional, Long Grain, Short Grain, Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Instant/Precooked Rice
300
Name 2 examples of a Complex Carb.
whole grains, beans/legumes, brown rice, pasta
300
What are 3 examples of simple carbs?
table sugar, fruit, fruit juice, sugary drinks, milk
300
What part of the wheat kernel is the most beneficial?
Germ
300
What is cholesterol and what does it help with?
A fat-like substance needed for essential body processes.
Helps with the digestion of fat and production of Vitamin D.
300
What is the main difference between the muffin method and biscuit method?
Biscuit method requires kneading.
400
True/False: Complex carbs take longer to break down providing a sustained amount of energy.
True
400
True/False: Simple carbs break up faster and don't provide a sustained amount of energy.
True
400
What is the difference between Fortified and Enriched?
Fortification: some of the nutrients that were lost in processing are added back into the product.
Enriched: 10% more of the Daily Value for the nutrient is being added.
400
Hydrogenation creates what new kind of fatty acid?
Trans-Fatty Acids
400
What are the three types of Pasta?
Fresh, Dry, Vegetable
500
What complex carbohydrate helps with digestion?
Fiber
500
Table sugar is another name for what type of sugar?
Sucrose
500
How does fiber help with digestion?
It attracts water to the intestines and helps move food through your system faster. You have to have water along with fiber or it is not as effective
500
Which is better for you, HDL's or LDL's? What is the function of the best?
HDL's, They remove the excess LDL's from inside your arteries and take it back to the liver.